easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
formal marriage interview
to be blessed with children
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
in the meanwhile; during the time
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
choices; alternatives; options
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
person concerned; interested party; related party
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
how many years; how long; what year
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
it's no joke; gimme a break!
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
curse; spell; malediction
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light